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BNC: 14096 COCA: 34104

wastage

wastage /ˈweɪstɪʤ/ noun
wastage
/ˈweɪstɪʤ/
noun
Learner's definition of WASTAGE
[noncount]
: wasteful use of something valuable : loss of something by using too much of it or using it in a way that is not necessary or effective浪费;损耗;耗费
see also natural wastage
BNC: 14096 COCA: 34104

wastage

noun

wast·​age ˈwā-stij How to pronounce wastage (audio)
: loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, or leakage)
especially : wasteful or avoidable loss of something valuable

Example Sentences

the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea
Recent Examples on the Web To be clear, wastage is normal and to be expected during any vaccination campaign, but it can be minimized. Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 In a country like Rwanda, where fewer than one in five infants and toddlers eat what the World Health Organization classifies as the minimum acceptable diet, such wastage is a matter of life and death. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 And with venues able to make much more precise orders based on a real-time view of what is available, wastage should fall too; that has obvious benefits from a sustainability perspective. David Prosser, Forbes, 7 June 2022 The document also says states should try to plan for redistributing the shots in ways that minimizes wastage of the limited stocks of Novavax's vaccine, which come in 10-dose vials that must be used within 6 hours after opening. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 July 2022 The soil absorbs the water without wastage and runoff, so the plant can utilize every drop. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022 Water wastage is very difficult to monitor at the domestic level. Niyati Seth, Quartz, 8 June 2022 To help best prevent food wastage during a power outage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends keeping appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 14 June 2022 Having a solid formula means less water wastage, less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wastage was in 1735
BNC: 14096 COCA: 34104
wastage

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WASTAGE ADJECTIVEexcessive, high過度損耗;高損耗natural (BrE) 自然損耗;自然減員Natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.自然減員將使員工數量減至所要求的水平。muscle (BrE) 肌肉萎縮Patients need exercise to prevent muscle wastage.病人需要鍛煉以防止肌肉萎縮。VERB + WASTAGEavoid, prevent避免浪費;防止損耗minimize將損耗降至最低程度reduce減少損耗increase增加損耗allow for考慮到損耗Buy more paper than you need to allow for wastage.考慮到損耗,買紙時打出餘量。

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